infield hit

noun

: a base hit on a ball that does not leave the infield

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Fried allowed an infield hit that was originally ruled an error and gave up a clean single in the eighth inning to help the Yankees win for the 14th time in their first 22 games and lower their rotation ERA to 4.50. Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim prevented the infield hit in the bottom of the fourth from turning into a run-scoring single. Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 24 Apr. 2024 Vientos also fielded a ball that may have gone foul but instead ended up as an infield hit. Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025 Philly packed the bases with three singles, including a bunt by Johan Rojas in which no one covered first for the Rockies and an infield hit to third by Trea Turner. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infield hit

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of infield hit was in 1907

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“Infield hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infield%20hit. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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